Heavenly Sovereign
Encyclopedia
Heavenly Sovereign was the first Chinese
legendary king after Pangu
's era. According to Yiwen Leiju
(藝文類聚), he was the first in Three Sovereigns.
(史記),
His greatest achievement was suppressing all the chaos, divided the world to many tribes with choosing the best person to rule his tribe.
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China
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legendary king after Pangu
Pangu
Pangu was the first living being and the creator of all in Chinese mythology.- The Pangu legend:...
's era. According to Yiwen Leiju
Yiwen Leiju
The Yiwen Leiju is a Chinese encyclopedia completed during the Tang Dynasty by the calligrapher Ouyang Xun.It was divided into 47 sections and many subsections. It covered all subjects and contains many quotations from older works, many long lost. It also cites its sources. It was completed by...
(藝文類聚), he was the first in Three Sovereigns.
Biography
According to Book of HistoryRecords of the Grand Historian
The Records of the Grand Historian, also known in English by the Chinese name Shiji , written from 109 BC to 91 BC, was the Magnum opus of Sima Qian, in which he recounted Chinese history from the time of the Yellow Emperor until his own time...
(史記),
- After the heaven and the earth were founded, there was Tiānhuáng who had twelve heads, casted his magic to fill the earth with water. He lived until his age of eighteen thousand.
- Or, Tiānhuáng was a king of many achievements, lived to eighteen thousand years old. His twelve children supported him in reigning the world.
His greatest achievement was suppressing all the chaos, divided the world to many tribes with choosing the best person to rule his tribe.
See also
- Chinese mythologyChinese mythologyChinese mythology is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religions that have been passed down in oral or written tradition. These include creation myths and legends and myths concerning the founding of Chinese culture and the Chinese state...
- Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
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